Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
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Official title
Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Control in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial in Pediatric Patients
Brief summary
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with considerable postoperative pain and surgeon-administered local anesthetic infiltration is the standard practice for achieving post-operative analgesia. However, recent studies have shown that pediatric patients continue to experience significant pain during the first 24 hours. The investigators plan to conduct a prospective, double-blinded, randomized study where patients will be designated into either a test group receiving an ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) and rectus sheath (RS) blocks with ropivacaine and peri-portal sterile saline or the control group that will receive ultrasound-guided TAP block with sterile saline and peri-portal infiltration of ropivacaine. The anesthesia team and surgical team will both be blinded as well as the research personal in the postoperative period. Patients age 5-17 and American Society of Anesthesiology status I and II undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy will be included. The study hypothesis is that ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks, specifically single shot transversus abdominis plane and rectus sheath blocks, are superior to local wound infiltration during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for decreasing postoperative pain and pain related behavior and facilitating functional recovery.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02712151
- Recruitment status
- Withdrawn
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- Not listed
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Abdominal Wall Block Procedure
- Surgical infiltration Procedure
- Sterile saline Drug
- Ropivacaine 0.2% Drug
- Ultrasound Device
- Ropivacaine 0.5% Drug
Procedure · Drug · Device
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 5 Years to 17 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 29, 2024
- Primary completion
- Oct 31, 2026
- Completion
- Nov 30, 2026
- Last update posted
- Jul 7, 2024
2024 – 2026
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 | — |
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- Last update posted Jul 7, 2024 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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